Oh shit...

The console is gonna flop =|

For years he is bashing the Wii U and now all of a sudden he thinks it will be sold out for 5 months? How can that be?

For how many months was the X360 sold out after release back in the day? Obviously during the Holidays but did it stretch out much into 2006?

maybe because he is always wrong and when he was saying the WiiU will fail it ment that the WiiU will succeed because patcher "predicted" it wouldnt. but now patcher "predicts" it will do good so the possiblity of it failing just increased :P

Then you knwo what you gotta do. Preorder and gurantee a console.

I go away for two weeks and the world gets turned upside down!

Largely I think your analysis and facts are correct. But I do think Patcher was sincere when he spoke about the launch price of the 3DS. Most people expected it to sell like hot cakes and be supply constrained for at least 6 months at $250 (patcher spoke at length about this on Pach-Attack back then and it sounded logical and sincere).

I do agree he is trolling the Wii U now though just as you say. It opened my eyes. That must be the simple reason. Patcher is setting expections so high that they automatically fail.

Because realistically I don't think the Wii U has a "chance" at becoming supply constrained for 5 months. I mean, except for perhaps the controller, the system is not exceptional tech and should be able to be manufactured at a rate of +1 million per month.

Patcher is funny. I like him very much, but I don't like all things he says. I think one explanation for his Nintendo hate has to do with publisher relations, but I also think Patcher loves the attention and fame, and therefore he tries to be cool in front of the "hardcore" gamers, namely the HD gamers.

That's it... Wii U doomed...

I just hope for a black one in March.
With Mario and Monster Hunter.

And there I was thinking nothing could go wrong on the WiiU's lauch. Now it's certain it's going to flop.